Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
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FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area
187 postings · 119 companies · 137 state pay: median $215,000, half $183,000–$260,000
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$207,000–$300,000
$206,600–$229,000
$182,000–$250,208
$150,000–$250,000
$189,000–$330,000
$160,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +22 moreSan Francisco, CA +23
$207,000–$300,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$190,000–$220,000
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$153,000–$376,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$194,400–$228,800
$100,000–$160,000
$155,000–$193,000
$190,000–$240,000
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$230,000–$316,250
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$100,000–$500,000 · base + variable
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$125,000–$175,000
$168,000–$252,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
San Francisco, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$100,000–$190,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$120,000–$158,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
$130,000–$165,000
All 187 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area pay?
137 of 187 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $260,000, from 88 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area require?
Of 187 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 42 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 33 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (12), 6 to 9 years (8) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area?
These 187 postings come from 119 companies. The employers with the most postings are Sierra (10), OpenAI (9), Decagon (5), Voltai (5) and Handshake (AI training) (4).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area remote?
15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 63 are hybrid and 74 are on-site. The remaining 35 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 69 of the 187 postings.
Counted over the 187 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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